A/N: Firstly: even though I wish upon the stars that I will someday own Fairy Tail it still has not happened, so none of this is mine and I don't make any profit from writing this, other than the joy of sharing what's in my head with you, my dear viewers : ).

Secondly: a huge thanks to The Evil Stick for proof reading this chapter! 'It' rocks!

Thirdly: I hope you enjoy this little idea of mine, I have been wanting to write a father/daugther bonding fic abot Cana and Gildarts for a while and I believe her finally telling him he is her father to be one of the more emotionally charged moments in the entire anime, and that is saying a lot...

Once again, hope you all enjoy and please Read and Review!

Anno 791

"Leave me alone, you are always so clingy"

"Dad…" Gildarts filled in. However, he only received a raised eyebrow and an un-appreciating countenance in response.

"Leave me alone, you are always so clingy,_dad_..." He tried again but still no reaction and he sighed to himself. Ever since she told him that he was her father he had tried to reach out to his beautiful, strong, independent daughter. However, the more he tried, the more he seemed to chase her away. He, the great Gildarts Clive just could not figure them out, women; he would never ever understand them. Oh, he was a master at getting them into his bed, and while in there he had yet to hear one of them complain but other than that…

Not that he usually cared; they were merely something he liked to indulge himself in to pass time between quests. He usually never looked back after leaving a warm bed and a curvaceous body behind and he generally liked his lifestyle. He had not actually cared for a single one of the many women that had crossed his path since his marriage with the most beautiful woman on the planet had ended, mostly due to his own inability to commit to anything. Cana however, was different. She could in no way be cluttered in between all his countless conquests and he had not a single clue how he should behave to be a good father and role-model for her. He could however just not give up, he had promised her to never feel lonely again and damn it, it was a promise he intended to keep.

He sighed to himself once again and resumed his futile attempt at charming his daughter, the dark-haired, beautiful card mage, by lifting her up in his arms, promptly ignoring her determined wriggling and all the foul words that seemed to fall of her lips as easily as another breathed air and hugged her tightly: if she did not approve of any of his attempt to bond with her, then he just had to become more persistent:

"I just love my beautiful daughter so much I can't help it." He proudly boasted to everyone within earshot before being shut up by a slap on his right cheek by said beautiful and currently seriously pissed of daughter.

"Now you listen to me old geezer, if you ever pick me up without my consent again I will make you regret ever meeting my mother." She threatened with darkness glimmering in her eyes but that did not stop Gildarts: he swirled her around and loudly proclaimed his love for his daughter once more before finally obeying Cana's increasingly horrifying threats and curses to put her down in that very second.

When he finally obeyed and put a very indignant daughter down on the floor he became still for a second before proceeding to hug her while quietly telling her:

"I am sorry my sweet daughter, I just can't help myself, you are so beautiful and you look so much like your mother."

At those words Cana suddenly calmed down. Dark eyes that only moments earlier had been tensed up in furious, thin lines softened and she looked away from her father, seemingly lost in her own thoughts. She had only been a little girl when her mother passed away twelve years ago and she set out to find her father, the renowned mage Gildarts Clive, and even though she hated to admit it, her memories had started to fade long ago…

When Gildarts noted her sudden change in demeanour he smiled warmly and softly asked:

"Cana, would you like to come over to my place tonight and I will tell you how your mother and I met?"